Computer & office
Safe UPI and Digital Payments
Pay and receive money online, and recognise the tricks fraudsters use
Learning path
Money sense: from pocket money to the books of a business
Budgets, banks and interest first, then the accounting and Excel behind a business.
- Who it is for
- Teenagers, commerce students and anyone starting a small business
- Where it ends
- Run a budget, understand interest, EMIs and scams, keep simple books, and read a business’s accounts in Excel.
- Stages
- 4 courses, in this order
About this path
Money sense grows in steps: first your own money (a budget, saving, a bank account, the real cost of borrowing), then the books of a business (journal, ledger, trial balance, GST), then the spreadsheet that shows what the numbers mean.
Your centre gives the schedule for each course.
Your centre gives the schedule for each stage. This page does not quote durations or fees.
The stages, in order
Stage 1: Financial literacy for teenagers
Your own money first: needs and wants, budgets, saving, UPI, interest, EMIs and scams.
After this stage you can
- Make and track a monthly budget and set a savings goal
- Use a bank account, ATM, debit card and UPI, and keep them safe
- Work out simple and compound interest and the real cost of an EMI
Course pageStudy book and practice test (student login)Interest and EMI calculatorKids lesson: saving and spending wisely
Free ebooks for this stage
Accounting
Business Maths for Accounts
Percentages, profit and loss, discount, interest and ratios with shop examples
Stage 2: Basic accounting and bookkeeping
The books of a business: the golden rules, journal, ledger, cash book, trial balance and final accounts.
After this stage you can
- Apply the accounting equation and the golden rules
- Write journal entries, post them to ledgers and prepare a trial balance
- Prepare simple final accounts, a bank reconciliation and depreciation
Course pageStudy book and practice test (student login)GST calculator
Free ebooks for this stage
Accounting
Basics of Accounting
Debit and credit, journal, ledger, trial balance and final accounts, made simple
Accounting
GST Basics for Students and Small Shops
How Goods and Services Tax works, explained with simple examples
Stage 3: MS Office
Excel for the records, Word for the letters and invoices.
After this stage you can
- Use formulas, SUM, IF and VLOOKUP and sort and filter data
- Turn data into a chart
- Format and print a letter or an invoice
Course pageStudy book and practice test (student login)
Free ebooks for this stage
Accounting
Excel for Accounts and Office Records
Cash book, stock register, invoices and reports in Excel
Computer & office
Excel Formulas Workbook
Sixty formulas and functions, each with a worked example from school, shop or office
Computer & office
MS Word Study Book
The complete study notes, practice questions and glossary for MS Word
Stage 4: Advanced Excel and data analysis
Reading the numbers: lookups, SUMIFS, pivot tables, what-if analysis and a dashboard.
After this stage you can
- Summarise sales and expenses with SUMIFS and a pivot table
- Use Goal Seek and scenarios to test a plan
- Lay out a simple dashboard that updates itself
Course pageStudy book and practice test (student login)Career guide: accounts assistant (Tally)
Free ebooks for this stage
Accounting
Excel for Accounts and Office Records
Cash book, stock register, invoices and reports in Excel
Ready to start?
Tell the head office where you are now and they will suggest the first stage and the nearest centre.